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Show Gut not the lockeroom . . A . man's place is in the girls' gym? felt the tred of a man's heels. The relatively minor male coup has taken place in the women's gymnasium at Jordan High, where Doug Berry, the Beetdiggers' head football coach, has taken over the task of directing the school's women's varsity basketball program. Actually, the idea of a member of the opposite sex coaching a team is not really new, but it's certainly new to Berry and the young by Robert Mlckalaon Sntlnl Sports Writer The almost daily news of imsome supposedly bastion male pregnable falling prey to the continual onslaught of women's lib has been quite disconcerting to d male chauvinists. But, recently there's been news out of Jordan High School that the opposite can occur as one innersanctum of female athletics has now die-har- "They're crazy," joked Berry. "But, seriously they really seem eager and do try hard. It is different than pre-seaso- n, h pre-seaso48-3- 58-4- 6 head women's basketball coach, Jeane Crickmore, Beet-digg- gals have yet to win in preseason, the team appears to remain confident as league play gets underway. "I think we can go all the way still," stated Allison Dennison, a sophomore varsity player. "Coach Berry is really good, even though he works us pretty hard in practice." Berry came into the job of "You're supposed to be over here." Berry directs traffic in afternoon practice session with his team. At present, Berry and his charges concentrate on the fundamentals, while working up to more complicated offensive and defensive plays. 22-1- I 32-2- ll n er head women's basketball coach, after being asked by Jordan High Principal Jerry McCleary, when the prior coach left on a mission. Berry says he took it because he felt it would leave more free weekend time than he had on his job as an assistant track coach, which he has dropped, and also because he felt it 'll man's work is never done. Jordan High women's basketball coach, Doug Berry, cleans up in the sports game. A would be fun. He was right on both counts. One of the major problems facing a women's team with a male coach, that of half-tim- e lockeroom talks, has been solved by the Jordan team. A women trainer handles things like taping in the lockeroom, while half time strategy is plotted in a huddle jji f'1'" girls. "When we started," continued Berry, "most of the girls didn't know what I meant by the 'key,' making it tougher to explain the three second rule. Once I told a player that she traveled so bad the next time she should take a suitcase, and all I got was giggles." While Berry feels he's been accepted by the players, he's still unsure about the other coaches around the area, all of whom he's faced have been women. "I don't know if they play like that all the time," pondered Berry, "but, they've shown me no mercy. Before and after the game they're very friendly, but out on the court. I wonder if they just enjoy drilling a team coached by a man. General Electric I J' Quality-Bui15-- 6 lt No-Fro- cu-ft- - st Refrigerator- - 7 "igsS! I' rYsL1 ll t!h'n rll!' 'I K9rillf f?.i..5la t'i T5rF""5T ' 17" SnT! rjif--gr"''- M ' reduce cost of operation. ' irs rir-s- " ,Y1 UJXtt-,,- rif- 771 - kl .J. nSSjV ''5!25J ' Miner gals drop Only 30Vi" wide -- and equipped with ENERGY SAVER Switch can help ... ' 'iij'iliBv "WfiP Less Trainload i: tml lnn School 750 DISCOUNT 44-3- 7. Time getting close for annual cisco run at Bear Lake For those getting itchy for the cisco run in Bear Lake the time is drawing near. Latest reports indicate that there is no significant ice on the lake, and that the fish have not yet begun their run. Division of Wildlife Resources personnel make a daily check of the situation at Bear Lake and indicate that the annual Cisco run usually begins sometime around the 9th to the 15th of January. 11, On the Hillcrest side, Melanie Mansfield led all scorers with 30 points, as Cathy Howa had nine and Georgann Apostol fired in eight. "I was very much couraged by these two wins," 12. "especially the win over Brighton in region play. "Injuries, sickness, and foul problems really caught up with us," commented Brighton High women's basketball coach, Claudia Thorum. "It was really a rough game and was really a contest until the last part of the third period." For Brighton, Miriam see-sa- Trelstead poured in 15 concluded Crickmore, Brighton really played well and shot well against us." Brighton will have a bye this week, but the following Thursday at 7:30 p.m. the Bengals will be at Bingham. Hillcrest will be at Bingham this Thursday, Jan. 12, also at 7:30 p.m. points. Sandy FOR YOUR HARDWARE NEEDS 9477 So. 7th East, 1 eight respectively. "We had some break aways down the stretch," recounted Crickmore, "that helped us outdistance them. Tooele is a good team, having won the state championship last season, so we feel very good about the win." Aside from being a win, last Thursday's contest with Brighton was also a league win for Hillcrest. Although the final score might not have indicated it, the game was close most of the way through. Hillcrest owned a 0 five point lead, at the end of the first quarter. However, the Bengals kept putting on the pressure and stormed back to within two, 571-34- V f v T R D W A 3-- You'll nev6r have a better excuse to buy. . . rati dry Scrubbablt Molsturt retlsttnt Solvent clMrvup 20 15-1- ore - 7753 S. 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W. ot PHONE: 7720 S. ft Stat 255-354- 7 St. c RCA 25" XL-10- 0 & ColorTrak Consoles X. As Low As Natural Flesh Tones0 0 Automatic Fine 7 Tuning jl Jnk 41-2- KOr:.E FU3MSHIKGS 800 0 Detailed Color A 27-1- Regular Price '40 really well and had two good players in the post that really hurt us. But, what hurt us the most was the fact we're still having problems shooting. No one wants to shoot." Bingham put up only 11 shots in the first half. The Miner women trailed by two, at the end of the first period. However, Kearns outscored Bingham 18 to eight in the second quarter to put the Miners in a hole, they were never able to climb out of. Kearns added another 14 points in the third quarter, while Bingham put in eight more and trailed heading into the final period Kearns coasted home in the fourth quarter. Susan Hamilton's 13 points was tops for the Miners, while her teammate Ann Williams scored seven. Next Thusday, Bingham will host new rival Hillcrest in a 7:30 p.m. game. 7-- GE 25" diagonal COLOR TV with VIR "Broadcast Controlled" Color! Less Trainload stated coach "They passed ( WftVKt I1' A 4-- Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 0000000000000000000000000000 Union 9440 S. 700 E. en- Brighton's nine, Hillcrest wound up the game ahead by Mansfield, Resources provides an information service. By calling the Salt Lake administration office "BIRD" line those interested can obtain information on the most recent survey findings. The Northern Regional office of the Division in Ogden can also provide information. and added opener to Kearns While A. at the half. Brighton came to lead in the third period, but now it was Hillcrest's turn to come back, as the Huskies caught fire to outscore Brighton 18 to 13 and lead with one quarter left With 14 more points to Jill Forslund had Tobey Bainbridge eight. league basketball ' 4 30 cu Geezer Two Ice'n Easy Meat Keeper Trays Slide-ORon out on Wheels for easy cleaning Automatic Ice Maker Available (optional, extra) v Melanie H Thursday, Jan. 12. 197E 26-2- 4 Hillcrest's leading scorer all season long, was once again the top point getter against Tooele with 18, while teammates Cathy Howa and Georgann Apostal had 14 and atcourtside. Other problems still remain for Berry, like terms that are still unfamiliar to the 18S J Hillcrest for the first time this season came out shooting against Tooele and rolled to a 18--7 first quarter lead. Tooele pulled to within eight, at the half. Tooele narrowed the lead still further in the third period, which ended with Hillcrest on top But, Hillcrest broke the game open in the fourth period Tooele 16 to eight to ice the win. If the situation seems amiable to Berry, there are also no complaints from the girls. "It's great," commented Melonie Marshall, a senior on the team. "But, it is different too. The men coaches here at Jordan have more experience in basketball and they are able to help us and make things go smoother." 7 " . coaching boys, though. Most of these girls are newer to the sport than most guys, so you have to start with the fundamentals and go over and over and over with it 'til they catch on. It's sometimes frustrating, but it's also fun." Even though the $1 After suffering through a series of agonizing defeats in Hillcrest High School's women basketball team wound up this week by n taking their final game over Tooele 5 then Brighton eclipsed arch-rivin their first league contest. 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